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Hello and thanks for visiting my blog. I have been knitting on and off for 50 years and I recently learned to crochet. I love looking for wool bargains and making them into something useful. I mainly knit for charity. I occasionally knit for myself and family members if I find a really good pattern or if they ask nicely!!

Saturday, 18 February 2017

More free wool...





Look what Hubby brought home from work yesterday. A colleague knows that I knit and brought in all this lovely wool for me. Most of it is acrylic double knit which is exactly what I use.  Believe it or not, the charities that I knit for usually request acrylic because it is easier to wash.

Most of this is destined to be turned into blankets and clothes for children and babies. My friend, who knits like a demon for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, will also receive her share. If you see two "ladies who lunch" drooling over a bag of wool next month, that will be us!

Today is a brilliant sunny day. So, while we still have daylight, I'm off to sort the colours. Bliss!

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13 comments:

  1. Joanne Noragon18 February 2017 at 17:24

    I see some handsome blankets in that pile.

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  2. Jo18 February 2017 at 20:22

    YAY! I had a new haul last week too! Mostly boy colours but my girls are not very girly anyway. happy knitting. Jo x

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  3. kristieinbc19 February 2017 at 14:52

    What a treat! You'll be able to knit lots of charity items from the looks of the size of that stack of yarn. :-)

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  4. Meredith19 February 2017 at 17:45

    That is a lovely bunch of yarn.

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  5. Barbara Roche19 February 2017 at 18:55

    What a lovely donation. I'm sure you will have fun choosing what will go with what.

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  6. linda22 February 2017 at 17:58

    How lovely I would love to play with that, enjoy the sorting and deciding what do do with it all. :) x

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  7. Needles and Wool22 February 2017 at 20:48

    That is so nice that he brought the yarn for you and his colleague is kind enough to give it to you. Hope you have fun knitting, it's great you knit so much for charity!
    Lisa

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  8. Julie23 February 2017 at 09:28

    Crafting people are so generous, knitters always have some odd balls going spare to give to a good home.

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  9. crazydazy8 March 2017 at 15:27

    What a lovely kind donation ....and a nice mix of colours

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  10. Julie's Creative Lifestyle9 March 2017 at 15:31

    Wow how nice and I know you will have fun with all of that gorgeous yarn!! :)

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  11. Jo10 March 2017 at 07:52

    Fantastic! I am glad you commented on my post because I tried to come over here yesterday and I couldn't get the right link. Looking forward to makes with all of that. I am fair isle knitting and it is a 56 row repeat!!!! Jo x

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  12. Sum of their Stories10 March 2017 at 11:20

    Wowza, thats amazing. I'm sure you'll put it all to good use.

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  13. M.K.16 March 2017 at 16:44

    What a beautiful picture of generosity, both from others to you, and from you to the babies :) Can't wait to see what you will DO with all that!

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